Television digest with electronic reports (Jan-Dec 1954)
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PORTLAND’S pioneer uhf KPTV (Ch. 27), scheduled to get new 12%-kw transmitter from RCA before end of month, is promoting event with big fanfare, including contest for Palm Springs vacation, 21-in. Philco console, $150 cash to be given viewers who come closest to guessing exact second switch is thrown to permit 204-kw ERP. This will be determined by public drawing. Driver and certain components were shipped earlier this month, 12V2-kw indicated for installation by Aug. 31. It’s still on test at Camden, as is the one going next to WAFB-TV, Baton Rouge, La. (Ch. 28).
RCA’s sixth 12%-kw was shipped Aug. 19 to WHP-TV, Harrisburg (Ch. 55). Other 5 previously shipped: WBRETV, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Ch. 28); WFMJ-TV, Youngstown (Ch. 21) ; WKBN-TV, Youngstown (Ch. 27) ; WSBTTV, South Bend (Ch. 34) ; WCOV-TV, Montgomery, Ala. (Ch. 20). Due to go after the ones to Portland & Baton Rouge: KMJ-TV, Fresno (Ch. 24) ; WSUN-TV, St. Petersburg, Fla. (Ch. 38) ; WITV, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Ch. 17). Only other RCA shipment reported this week was new 25-kw transmitter Aug. 18 to WFAA-TV, Dallas (Ch. 8).
GE reported 5-kw transmitter went out Aug. 20 to WEDM, Munford, Ala. (Ch. 7, educational), along with studio equipment; 12-bay antenna is due to leave Aug. 1. To upcoming KTVX, Muskogee, Okla. (Ch. 8), which got 5-kw transmitter in July, GE on Aug. 20 shipped 12-bay antenna, with 50-kw amplifier due to go out in Oct. And to WBUF-TV, Buffalo (Ch. 17) it sent 4-bay antenna this week.
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In our continuing survey of upcoming new stations, these were reports received this week:
WTWO, Bangor, Me. (Ch. 2), using trademark “Wtwo TV,” has 5-kw RCA transmitter installed, is about to erect tower to be surmounted by RCA 3-bay superturnstile, will begin tests within few weeks, starts programming Sept. 12, reports owner-mgr. Murray Carpenter, original mgr. and former co-owner of WABI-TV, Bangor (Ch. 5). He has sold his radio WGUY in Bangor. Rudy Marcoux, ex-WCMB, Harrisburg, Pa., has been named business mgr.; Bob Watson, ex-WJBS, Deland, Fla., local sales mgr. Rate card hasn’t yet been pubished. Rep is Venard, Rintoul & McConnell.
WOAY-TV, Oak Hill, W. Va. (Ch. 4), granted last month after applicant WJLS, Beckley, withdrew and took option for 40% interest, has taken delivery of 25-kw RCA transmitter and 6-bay antenna, expects rest of equipment by end of this month and 682-ft. tower to be completed by first week in Sept. Altogether, RCA contract runs $330,000 and studio-transmitter building, including 34x50-ft. and 30x22-ft. studios, is costing $50,000, reports ownermgr. Robert R. Thomas Jr., who figures on getting started by latter Sept. Oak Hill is located near Beckley & Fayetteville.
K ALB-TV, Alexandria, La. (Ch. 5), has completed installation of 5-kw GE transmitter, expects 500-ft. Phillips tower to be fully up by Sept. 3, plans test patterns Sept. 15, programming Sept. 28, reports pres. Walter H. Allen. Ownership interlocks with WSLI-TV, Jackson, Miss. (Ch. 12), and with upcoming KPLC-TV, Lake Charles, La. (Ch. 7), also due on air Sept. 15. It also interlocks with radio KRMD, Shreveport, which has onethird interest in KSLA there (Ch. 12), now operating on interim basis. It will join NBC. Rep will be Weed.
KFDM-TV, Beaumont, Tex. (Ch. 6), granted Aug. 4 (Vol. 10:32), aims for Dec. 1 tai-get, plans 608-ft. tower, but has ordered neither transmitter, studio nor tower equipment as yet. Principals include bi’oadcaster Darrell Cannan, 27.2%, who owns 60% of KFDX-TV, Wichita Falls, Tex. (Ch. 3) and C. B. Locke, exec, v.p., 19.1%. Rep will be Free & Peters.
KEYD-TV, Minneapolis (Ch. 9) might get started by Dec., more likely Jan. 1, reports gen. mgr. Lee L. Whiting, who also is 40% owner. It plans base rate of $385. Screening of staff is now in progress, and Minnesota Tower Co. this week filed with FCC that it was exercising option to own 46.8%. Rep will be H-R Television.
KAKE-TV, Wichita, Kan. (Ch. 10), expects new transmitter house to be completed by Sept. 1, was due to get delivery of RCA 50-kw transmitter Aug. 17, started on Parkersburg tower Aug. 10, now plans first test patterns in late Sept., reports gen. mgr. Martin Umansky. Construction of studios has begun, but dates for regular programming and network affiliation aren’t ready yet, nor has rate card been prepared. New staffers: John Quigley, ex-KMBC-TV, Kansas City, production mgr.; Norman W. Larson, ex-KMBC-TV, sales service mgr.; Shirley Smith, ex-WDAF, Kansas City, continuity & traffic director. Rep is Hollingbery.
KOVR, Stockton, Cal. (Ch. 13), Mt. Diablo project controlled by H. Leslie Hoffman, the Los Angeles TV-radio manufacturer, ran into delays caused by State Parks Commission, forcing it to secure new self-supporting tower (from defunct KRTV, Little Rock, Ark.) and leaving it with 325-ft. Ideco guyed tower on hand (available for sale) . It still aims for tests before month’s end, commercial target of Sept. 6, reports gen. mgr. A. E. Joscelyn. Base rate will be $700. Rep is Blair.
WCMB-TV, Harrisburg, Pa. (Ch. 27), third uhf in that capital city, has 12-kw GE installed (transmitter of former WKLO-TV, Louisville), Stainless tower completed, test target Aug. 25, commercial debut set for Sept. 8, reports v.p. & gen. mgr. Edgar K. Smith, who is also onethird owner. Affiliation with DuMont has been signed, he states. Base rate will be $200. Rep will be Donald Cooke Inc.
National Assn, of Educational Broadcasters holds annual educational TV engineering workshop Oct. 19-29 in conjunction with annual convention Oct. 27-30 at Hotel Biltmore, N. Y. Engineering program includes tours of RCA at Camden; General Precision Labs, DuMont Labs, DuMont studios. Empire State Bldg, transmitters. Convention program includes luncheon address by FCC Chairman Hyde, inspection tour of U.N. TV-radio facilities, NBC-TV color demonstration, session on lighting techniques at CBS-TV, demonstration of tape recording. Convention chairman is Seymour N. Siegel, WNYC.
New community antenna systems in the works: Athol, Mass., where Mohawk Valley TV Inc. was awarded franchise after 6-week fight with competing Pioneer Valley TV Co.; Durango, Colo., where Herbert W. Barton, mgi'. of Durango Community TV Co., says he expects to get going in time for World Series; Yreka, Cal., where Yreka TV Co. is now stringing cable.
FCC approved sale of WNMP, Evanston, 111. (1 kw daytime on 1590 kc) , to Angus D. Pfaff as sole owner after he bought out other two stockholders for $50,000. Mr. Pfaff is pres.-treas. and 50% owner of Ch. 32 grantee WTLE, Evanston.
Community antenna systems are subject of speech to be delivered by FCC Comr. John C. Doei-fer in Nov., date not yet set, before Chicago convention of National Assn, of Railroad & Utilities Commissioners.
Show goes on at WALA-TV, Mobile, Ala. (Ch. 10), though tower blew down July 12. New RCA 50-kw transmitter and new 573-ft. tower are being installed, vnth Sept. 26 ABC, CBS, NBC interconnection planned.
About 7,000,000 of Canada’s 15,000,000 population are now in range of Dominion’s 13 stations — and by year’s end it’s expected this will be increased by 500,000.